02715oam 22005894a 450 991045696230332120211028114834.01-4473-0351-21-282-50168-297866125016851-84742-780-4(CKB)2550000000006818(EBL)481210(OCoLC)609855162(SSID)ssj0000365996(PQKBManifestationID)12118938(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365996(PQKBWorkID)10415075(PQKB)10340233(UtOrBLW)PPO00145(MiAaPQ)EBC481210(Au-PeEL)EBL481210(CaPaEBR)ebr10367747(CaONFJC)MIL250168(OCoLC)609853225(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80160(EXLCZ)99255000000000681820200403d2009 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtccrSocial welfare and religion in the Middle EastA Lebanese perspective /Jawad, Rana (authors)Bristol Policy Press20091 online resource (327 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86134-953-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Social welfare and religion in the Middle East; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; List of Arabic words with English translations; List of abbreviations; Map of the Middle East; 1. Introduction: religion and social policy - an "old-new" partnership; 2. Religion and the foundations of social policy; 3. Lebanon: a profile of political and welfare institutions; 4. A philosophy of social service: faith or social insurance?; 5. Systems of provision and welfare outcomes: defining and treating the causes of poverty; 6. Social solidarity: between power and morality7. Social ethics and welfare particularism8. What next for the Middle East? Re-reading history, re-visioning future possibilities of positive action; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix A: Lebanon country profile; Appendix B: Social protection institutions and coverage; IndexThe original analysis in this book presents a new and comprehensive narrative of social welfare in the Middle East through an examination of the role of religious welfare.Electronic books. 361.7/5095692361.95692Jawad Ranaaut991682MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910456962303321Social welfare and religion in the Middle East2269598UNINA